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{{Era|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}}
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{{Center|For the [[Sangheili]] members of the [[High Council]], see [[Sangheili High Councilor]].}}
{{Center|For the [[Sangheili]] members of the [[High Council]], see [[Sangheili High Councilor]].}}
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|image=[[File:H2A - San'Shyuum Councilors.jpg|300px]]
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|government=[[Covenant]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/high-council '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Council'']</ref>
|branch=[[High Council]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/high-council '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Council'']</ref>
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|mission=Representatives on the High Council<ref name="universe"/>
|duties=Representatives on the High Council<ref name="universe"/>
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|equipment=[[Anti-gravity chair]]s
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|formation=c. [[850 BCE]]<ref name="bc159">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 159'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
|reorganized=
|abolished=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]
|notable=*[[Prophet of Conviction]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref>
|notable=*[[Prophet of Conviction]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref>
*[[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]]<ref name="bc196">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 196'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
*[[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]]<ref name="bc196">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 196'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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==History==
==History==
[[File:H2A - Heresy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|High Councilors during [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee's trial]]
[[File:H2A - Heresy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|High Councilors during [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee's trial]]
The title was established around [[850 BCE]], along with the [[High Council]] of the [[Covenant]]. [[San'Shyuum]] High Councilors were originally a select number of governmental delegates that served the early High Council, as outlined in the [[Writ of Union]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 159'' (Google Play edition)</ref> In [[2525]], the [[Prophet of Truth|Minister of Fortitude]], the [[Prophet of Mercy|Philologist Hod Rumnt]], and the [[Prophet of Regret|Vice Minister of Tranquility]] went before the High Councilors and announced their intentions to replace the current [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant. Although they were initially reluctant, the High Councilors accepted the bid and the three became the new Hierarchs.<ref name="ch380">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 380''</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], with the High Prophet of Truth arguably leading the High Council, the San'Shyuum High Councilors began to hold more power over their Sangheili equivalents. In [[2535]], the San'Shyuum High Councilors reorganized the [[Covenant fleet]]s, despite the protests of the Sangheili Councilors.<ref name="cp349">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref>
The title was established around [[850 BCE]], along with the [[High Council]] of the [[Covenant]]. [[San'Shyuum]] High Councilors were originally a select number of governmental delegates that served the early High Council, as outlined in the [[Writ of Union]].<ref name="bc159"/> In [[2525]], the [[Prophet of Truth|Minister of Fortitude]], the [[Prophet of Mercy|Philologist Hod Rumnt]], and the [[Prophet of Regret|Vice Minister of Tranquility]] went before the High Councilors and announced their intentions to replace the current [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant. Although they were initially reluctant, the High Councilors accepted the bid and the three became the new Hierarchs.<ref name="ch380">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 380''</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], with the High Prophet of Truth arguably leading the High Council, the San'Shyuum High Councilors began to hold more power over their Sangheili equivalents. In [[2535]], the San'Shyuum High Councilors reorganized the [[Covenant fleet]]s, despite the protests of the Sangheili Councilors.<ref name="cp349">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref>


Plotting against the Sangheili, the High Prophet of Truth orchestrated the massacre of the Sangheili High Councilors on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] on [[Installation 05]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 218-221'' (Google Play edition)</ref>—partly to also prevent the High Council from electing a new Hierarch to replace the recently assassinated [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]].<ref name="universe"/> The title of High Councilor was dissolved alongside the High Council itself shortly after, as the [[Great Schism]] resulted in the [[Covenant remnants|fragmentation]] of the Covenant and the deaths of numerous San'Shyuum that served on the High Council.<ref name="universe"/><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''pages 300-301''</ref>
Plotting against the Sangheili, the High Prophet of Truth orchestrated the massacre of the Sangheili High Councilors on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] on [[Installation 05]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 218-221'' (Google Play edition)</ref>—partly to also prevent the High Council from electing a new Hierarch to replace the recently assassinated [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]].<ref name="universe"/> The title of High Councilor was dissolved alongside the High Council itself shortly after, as the [[Great Schism]] resulted in the [[Covenant remnants|fragmentation]] of the Covenant and the deaths of numerous San'Shyuum that served on the High Council.<ref name="universe"/><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''pages 300-301''</ref>
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